Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 1/7] net: phy: introduce phy numbering and phy namespaces

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Tue Sep 12 2023 - 11:41:37 EST


> Introduce a numbering scheme allowing to enumerate PHY devices that
> belong to any netdev, which can in turn allow userspace to take more
> precise decisions with regard to each PHY's configuration.

A minor point, and i know naming is hard, but i keep reading _ns_ and
think namespace, as in ip netns. Maybe we should think of something
other than ns.

Andrew